Suspender-loop.



J. W. STEVENSON.

SUSPENDER LOOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-25,1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov 27,

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To all whom itmag concern:

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Jay and State of Indiana, have invented an Improvement in Suspender-Loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to suspender loops, and one of the principal objects thereof is to provide a loop having one or both of its arms resilient so that when engaging over the shank of a button sufficient give in the arms may be had in order to allow the loop to snap over the button, the resilient arm immediately resuming its former position in order to prevent accidental displacement of the loop relative to the button.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved loop which will be eX- tremely simple, durable, efiicient in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which Figure 1, illustrates an elevational View showing the loop in operation. and

Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate perspective views of modified form of the loop.

The body of the device is made of a single piece of spring wire bent to form a loop 5 whose ends nearly meet at the points 6, and at these points portions of the wire are bent to form arms which diverge at 7 equally on both sides of the loop to the points 8 and then converge at 9 to the points 10 where they are bent to form portions 11 extending in opposite directions in alinement with each other, and the end of one portion 11 is returned to form a bar 12 lying in parallel and spaced relation to the portions 11, while the end of the opposite portion is bent at right angles and formed into an eye 13 slidably engaging the bar.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 the free end of the bar is provided with a bead 14 to prevent the displacement of eye 13 from the bar, while in Fig. 2 the bar 12 is shown as having its free end bent upwardly at 15, and returned at 16 and bent against the bar i I y at 17, the eye 13 being Be it known that I, J ESSE IV. STnvnNso slidable between the points 17 and 15.

i he modification shown in Fig. 3 provides eacharm with an eye 18 disposed to slide on the opposite ends of a bar 19 which is made of a separate piece of wire, and is provided at its ends with beads 20 to prevent displacement of eyes 18 from the bar.

The manner of operation of the loop is shown in Fig. 1, wherein 21 indicates one end of a suspender strap, which is looped over the bar 12 and stitched together in order that the loop may be strap, and at 22 is illustrated one portion of a pair of overalls, having a button at 23, over whose shank 24 is engaged loop 5. In securing the loop upon the button, the former will be positioned so that the button may pass through the opening formed between the portions 7 and 9, and then by pulling upwardly on the strap, the loop will be drawn upwardly until the points 6 engage against the shank 24: of the button, whereupon by further pulling upon the strap the resilient arm will be moved outwardly into the position shown in dotted lines, until the arms have spread enough to allow the points 6 to pass the shank, whereupon the arm Will immediately spring back to its normal position, thus holding the shank securely within the loop 5. Should the form shown in Fig. 3 be used, the ends of bar 19 Will extend on each side of the strap, and both arms will give so as to allow the loop to engage over the shank to the button, and will then return to their normal position.

In any instance, however, it will be noted that there is provided a resilient arm which is adapted to give under strain for allowing the loop to engage the shank of the button.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A device of the class described composed of a single length of resilient wire bent to form a button retaining loop having integral. resilient arms connected to the ends thereof, and bent to form an opening through hiq a button pass, one of th secured to the arms having its ends returned and lying transversely of the axis of the loop and opening to form a bar around Which a strap may be looped, said bar being smooth, straight and uninterrupted whereby movement of the bar through the strap will not mar or out the'strap, said bar at one end being extended to project beyond the strap, the other arm having an eye slidably engaging the extension of the bar, said bar at the JESSE W. STEVENSON.

Witnesses:

v CHEs'rnnfYoUN'r, DONALD DRAKE.

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